“The Owl”, painting by Cory Benhatzel, (sold)
In this tale by the Brothers Grimm, an owl flew into a barn and it terrified people. One man called them all cowards and went in with a spear. It hooted at him and he fled in terror. The people finally burned down the barn to be rid of it.
In the artist’s version, when the owl flies out of the burning barn it takes revenge on the man who went after it, and perches on his skull. The red rose symbolizes victory, and the purple sorrow.
In the artist’s version, when the owl flies out of the burning barn it takes revenge on the man who went after it, and perches on his skull. The red rose symbolizes victory, and the purple sorrow.
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